Modeling in Applied Sciences
Subtitle: A Kinetic Theory Approach
Contributors: Nicola Bellomo (Editor); Mario Pulvirenti (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Published: April 20, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780817641023
Subjects: Fluid mechanics; Mathematical modelling; Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Science/Mathematics; Logic; Analytic Mechanics (Mathematical Aspects); Model Theory; Technology; Science; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Mathematical models; Applied Sciences; General; Mathematics / Applied; Mathematics-General; Science / Applied Sciences; Science-Philosophy & Social Aspects; Advanced; Engineering - Mechanical
First sentence: ABSTRACT. This chapter provides an introduction to the methods of the kinetic theory and to the scopes and contents of the present book, which deals with the development and application of Boltzmann type models in applied sciences.